Chinese Capless ca 1990. Wuhan Pen Company

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Long before the current trend of Chinese knock-offs of Japanese capless pens there were a couple of Chinese attempts to create that style of pens. One of them was the Dagong 56 by the Wuhan Pen Company.

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This pen is made of stainless steel. And the nib, gold plated, is also made of steel. The filling system is a built-in bladder sac:

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Its quality is not the best, to be polite. On the following pic you can see the rough edges on the opening:

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Interesting, nonetheless. And it is also a testament of how much the Chinese industry has improved over the years.

Cheers,

BT